Method of making shoes



Feb. 23, 1937. E A- BlCKFORD 2,071,725

METHODI OF MAKING SHOES Filed May 9, 1956 Patented Feb. 23,1931

. UNITED STATES PATENT` QFFiC-E gousse' V ME'rnon or Mame suona` Ernest a nieuwe, worcester, Maes., application Maly s, 1936, senat Nc. vaste 'a cnam., (ci. ca -isiv The principal objects of this invention are to providea McKay shoe having the appearance oi' a welted shoe; to provide a solo comprising the usual outsole and a crepe mid-sole cemented thereto and above that a thin crepe sole cemented to the mid-sole and having an edge 'projecting all aroundv it which thereafter is cemented down to cover` the' edges of the outsole [and mid-sole to give it the appearance of a welted sole; to so 1.0 construct the sole that it will be prevented from t ripping and pulling apart and will have a finished l edge, and to provide a crepe soejjand insole capable oi being attached together* by the McKay process. lo Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafterc Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. l isa side view of a sport shoe constructed in accordance with this invention;

Fig. 2 is a'sectional view of the crepe sole and mid-sole secured together as they are, in the lprocess or" vmaking the shoe; f

Fig '3 is a centrali. longitudinal sectional View o the toe and heel,v and Fig. d is a cross sectional View or the-shoe. 'It is jto be remembered that all these figures are shown right side up as' the shoe is worn and no attempt is made to show it on the last. 3c A mid-sole l@ 'and athin. sole it, both of crepe,

arevcemented together by, moistening their contacting. surfaces with, a solvent. or cementand pounding them. They are l"supplied with the upper I2 and insole it and sewed together by means of a McKay machine'to form a seam lf3 at a long distance from` the edge and wall inside the upper so as to provide a firm upper construction,wthe parts of which cannot be pulled apart or ripped. Now a. crepe outsole li is cemented to the bottom of the sole Illin the way'that has been described and thenA the inside of the pro-l jecting edge 4I8 of the crepe sole Ii is treated with,a softening substance and likewise the yverticaledges of the soles il! and I6. This edge an insole and an upper isjforced down around 'the edges ot the soles l@ and I5 and cemented thereto, including the heel portion so as to complete the shoe.,

This produces a shoe whichhas the appearance Loi the usual welted shoe used for a sport shoe 'or the like and permits the McKay sewing ci the upper part of the sole which produces a shoe of less `expensive construction with a nished edge, as shown to look like a welt shoe.

The new feature of this invention lies in the provision or a thin crepe solel it which .is made larger than the other two soles and has conn tinucus lips or edges it projecting therefrom adapted to be cemented down on the vertical surfaces below it. This produces a McKay shoe with a high grade appearance and different from the conventional McKay 'construction vHaving thus described my invention and the advantages thereof,' do not wish to be limited to the details herein disclosed, otherwise than as set forth in the claims, but what I claim isz-Hn i. As an article of manufactures, shoe comprising. a mid-sole and a crepe sole cemented to-z gether and covering the entire heel 'andvlsole area, McKay sewed to said mid-sole and crepe sole, 'and an outsole cemented' to the bottom of the mid-sole, the crepe sole vpro Jecting all around the mid-sole and being ce= mented to the vertical edges of the mid-soie outsole." y

2. The method of making a shoe which coms ,prises cementing together a continuous mide vsole and a continuous crepe sole with the edges oi'. the crepe sole 'projecting beyond the midsoler'McKay sewing said two soles to an. insole andan upper along a line located in the lasted 7 margin of the upper-and` at a distance from the" 'edges of the mid-sole,` cementing an outsole to the bottom of the mid-sole, and bending down the projecting,edges of the crepe sole and'cementingA them to the vertical sfirl'aces of the mid-sole and outsole.

ERNEST A. 

